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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.marketingvox.com)
Category: Google Other
From the article:
Facing its failure to monetize the site, as well as a recent blow to site privacy in a lawsuit lost to Viacom, Google plans to launch pre- and post-roll advertising on YouTube. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 70 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.adweek.com)
Category: Networking
Nice AdWeek article about companies using Web 2.0 to build online communities to boost their brand. Mentions Zappos, Threadless, Etsy and Yelp. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 72 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com)
Category: SEM
Like "green building" - investing the time to make your site last on the web is key to long-term succes. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 76 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
Fun post comparing owning, marketing, & updating a website with the reality series "Survivorman" which - IMO - is the best survival guy show out there. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 89 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomoz.org)
Category: Jobs Wanted
This is a great "primer" for going after a job in the industry - or getting a NEW job in the industry. Filing this away for possible future use. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 90 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com)
Category: Other Online Marketing
Insight into how to use certain words to appeal to a wide variety of web site users - based on the DiSC model of behavior measurement. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 92 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.marketingpilgrim.com)
Category: Networking
This is a great post from Reputation Management Guru, Andy Beal. Not just for hospitality businesses, the same can be applied to any online business.

Great stuff. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 96 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.JohnWEllis.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
This is a nice list of things you can do to be sure your website is Universal Search "capable" - applicable to all industries, not just travel! read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 97 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: Microsoft
Microsoft is moving further into the travel vertical. Yahoo is already there and according to this confirmed report MSN is broadening their offerings at MSN Travel.

Could there be some truth to the rumored talks between Google & Expedia? (exp read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 112 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchenginewatch.com)
Category: SEM
My particular niche is Travel - so when i saw this it made me feel good that my own outlook isn't all "doom and gloom."

The weak dollar is actually an opportunity for my east coast clients - I think it will be a challenge but finding a silver l read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 118 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchenginewatch.com)
Category: Link Building
Sage Lewis gives us a plan for making sure you don't miss a step in cultivating links.

I don't think anything here is "breaking news" but i LOVE LOVE when people put step by step articles together - I like to share them with coworkers, trainees a read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 135 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.JohnWEllis.com)
Category: Google Searching
interesting take on the new "search domain.com" box showing up in the search results for certain queries.

I think this is pretty "beta" at this point in time, but it does raise the question - should "keyword" searches be treated differently than read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 154 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.npr.org)
Category: Online Marketing
Interesting NPR MP3 about reputation management as the reporter finds it hard to move into the 20th century and embrace MySpace, Facebook, etc.

She doesnt understand us "onliners" but I dont understand the "non-onliners" :) read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 169 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomom.com)
Category: Water Cooler
5 ways I'm going to try to remind myself to put some content in my neglected blog - anyone else have any suggestions? read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 170 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.searchenginewatch.com)
Category: Microsoft
Interesting information on the couple behind the Microsoft research lab in Cambridge headed by Jennifer Chayes and her husband, Christian Borgs.

Does this foundational work lay the base for the MSN & Yahoo merger? It's a look at the possibilitie read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 170 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
Interesting article about a company called "Reputation Defender" which says they'll remove something from any website for $29.95 per item.

I wonder if anyone has used this in the marketing/business context? I can see it probably working for pers read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 216 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
Overview of some changes in interface at tripadvisor and a mini rant about their advertising options (read: NONE.) read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 247 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Other
...Registered Google users are now permitted to adjust address and location information for businesses on Google Maps (move the place marker) and soon will have the ability to more broadly edit local business information. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 250 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomom.com)
Category: Google SEO
Paid links from Monty Python's perspective :) read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 254 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomom.com)
Category: Google
Okay - maybe dumb is harsh - but is the next generation of genius just going to be a really good "googler?" read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 257 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Usability
Recap of some various Usability & User Persona issues in the last week or so by Kim Krause Berg
From the article:
...if you’re building something to fix your own problem, then there doesn’t seem much need for personas. But if you’re trying to solv read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 261 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Yahoo Other
Today, Yahoo launched their new social networking site geared towards college students and alumni named Kickstart... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 265 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Usability
Link to a great discussion at Cre8asiteforums’s Usability forum about creating Personas - My company is contemplating this right now and it was timely and useful information. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 267 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Google
So I'm supposed to be in a webinar run by Tom Leung at Google learning about their Website Optimizer program - but I cant dial in and they say "Keep Trying - they're working on it" = of course it started 30 minutes ago and Mr. Leung is not waiting u read more »
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Avatar Posted By: CarrieHill 286 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com)
Category: Local & Maps
We're offering a free White-paper that outlines the benefits of CommunityWalk.com to anyone who is interested in an easy to use and Search Engine friendly mapping solution. Doesn't necessarily have to be a travel or tourism website, the interface a read more »
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